Bill Text: FL H0687 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Cellular Telephone Use

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Roads, Bridges, & Ports Policy (EDCA) [H0687 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-H0687-Introduced.html

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HB 687

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to cellular telephone use; creating s.
3	316.305, F.S.; prohibiting the use of a cellular telephone
4	while operating a motor vehicle in a school zone;
5	providing an enhanced penalty; providing an effective
6	date.
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8	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10	Section 1. Section 316.305, Florida Statutes, is created
11	to read:
12	316.305 Use of cellular telephones in school zones;
13	enhanced penalties.-
14	(1) A person may not operate a cellular telephone while
15	driving a motor vehicle in a school zone in this state.
16	(2) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic
17	infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in
18	chapter 318, except that the violator shall pay a fine that is
19	double the amount provided in chapter 318 for a nonmoving
20	violation.
21	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.

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